You are Vitally Important to Patients
Tools for Blood Drive Coordinators
Looking for ways to promote your blood drive?
Sharing about your blood drive on social media is a great way to get the word out! Use the sample posts below or create your own Don't forgot to add your blood drive information and tell donors how they can sign up for your blood drive.
SAMPLE POST 1:
Be a part of something bigger than yourself. GIVE BLOOD at our upcoming blood drive on [date], [time] [location details]. Make an appointment at BloodHero.com (Sponsor code: [code].) Or insert direct link to online schedule.
SAMPLE POST 2:
It takes 600 donors every day to meet the blood needs of hospital patients in Arizona. You can make an impact. GIVE BLOOD at our upcoming blood drive on [date], [time] [location details.] Make an appointment at BloodHero.com (Sponsor code: [code].) Or insert direct link to online schedule.
SAMPLE POST 3:
When you donate blood, you are transforming the lives of hospital patients. 1 in 7 people entering a hospital will need a transfusion. GIVE BLOOD at our upcoming blood drive on [date], [time] [location details.] Make an appointment at BloodHero.com (Sponsor code: [code].) Or insert direct link to online schedule.
*** CORONAVIRUS RELATED ***
SAMPLE POST: CORONAVIRUS 1
Donating blood is considered an essential health care activity. If you are healthy and well, please GIVE BLOOD at our upcoming blood drive on [date], [time] [location details.] Help ensure blood is available to patients in need. Make an appointment at BloodHero.com (Sponsor code: [code].) Or insert direct link to online schedule.
SAMPLE POST: CORONAVIRUS 2
Blood donors are needed to offset canceled drives and a drop in donations due to COVID-19 prevention efforts. If you are healthy and well, please donate blood at our upcoming blood drive on [date], [time] [location details.] Make an appointment at BloodHero.com (Sponsor code: [code].) Or insert direct link to online schedule.
SAMPLE POST: CORONAVIRUS 3
In the midst of coronavirus prevention measures, we strongly urge healthy, eligible people to donate blood to ensure patients have the lifesaving blood they need to survive. Donating blood is a safe process and considered an essential health care activity. Pease donate at our upcoming blood drive on [date], [time] [location details.] Make an appointment at BloodHero.com (Sponsor code: [code].) Or insert direct link to online schedule.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS:
The graphics below are available for your use on social media or to embed in an email. Follow the instructions to save them to your computer or mobile device.***
- Click on the image to open a full-sized version in a new tab.
- Right click on the large image to save it to your computer.
*** Most mobile devices allow you to easily save web images to your phone. The process varies by device and/or web browser application.
Square images are optimized for Instagram, but can also be used on other social media platforms. Landscape images are optimized for Facebook & Twitter, but will NOT be compatible with Instagram's image requirements.
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Publicize your blood drive
Together, we can make the world a better place and help people realize their life-transforming potential. Thank you for taking this journey with us. We are here for you each step of the way.
Here are a few other effective ways to publicize your blood drive:
- Create a Facebook event and invite "Vitalant Arizona" as a co-host
- Request messaging from CEO, organizational leadership, plant manager, community leader, etc. to use in publicity and recruitment statements.
- ​Find out about the ways your organization reaches it's internal and external audience and see if you can tap into other communication channels like message boards, newsletters, announcements and more.
- Ask your account manager to schedule a blood recipient testimonial to speak at an important meeting or event to inspire more donations.
- REMEMBER: face-to-face, personal invitations are the very best way to recruit donors.
After your blood drive is over, celebrate success and thank all of those who came out to make an impact. Feel free to use our Customizable Certificate Template to acknowledge your blood donors.